Rhodesian Intelligence: Myth vs. Reality
By Andrew Field The author is not here to defend Ken Flower or Derek Robinson, nor is there any interest in polishing reputations for sentimental reasons. What matters is clearing…
‘Spooks’ of the ‘Struggle Years’.
Hannes Wessels, As someone who has read and written quite extensively about the history of Rhodesia and then Zimbabwe, a recent article by James MacManus in the ‘Christmas Edition’ of…
The Price of Silence in Angola
Andrew Field, Angola is the quiet giant of the Southern African Development Community (SADC); present but rarely centred, mighty yet oddly muted. Vast in territory, rich in oil, and anchored…
The Climate-Change Fraudsters.
Hannes Wessels, Twenty one years ago ‘The Guardian’, that fountain of fake news, published an article based on a Pentagon report which helped drive the ‘Global Warming’ hysteria then sweeping…
Rhodesia to Redemption: The Measure of a Man and a Nation
By Will Keys There are two ways to tell the story of Rhodesia. One is the official version: a colonial frontier that overreached, a settler republic that refused to bow…
The British Plan To Invade Rhodesia.
Hannes Wessels, Recently, a friend sent me some information that brought back memories of tumultuous events fifty years ago. Living in the town then known as Umtali, I was ten…
Stagnation Malawi
By Andrew Field When the votes were counted, Malawi’s electorate chose the stable and well-trodden over the perhaps untested and experimental. This is a hallmark of southern African politics. Arthur…
The Epstein Edifice: An Intelligence Operation Hidden in Plain Sight
By Will Keys In the theatre of global power, few names carry the same toxic charge as Jeffrey Epstein. Officially a disgraced financier and sex offender, his reach into the…
The ‘Boers’; Villains or Victims.
By Hannes Wessels, The first contingent of Afrikaner refugees has arrived in Washington DC to a warm welcome from senior officials in the State Department and Homeland Security. This is…
The Sadness Of Being Right.
Hannes Wessels On the 18th April it was the 45th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence and a time for reflection. The response from millions of impoverished people was a desultory one…